salamander

noun · verbB2

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Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

salamanders

1.
(countable, uncountable)A long, slender, chiefly terrestrial amphibian of the order Caudata, superficially resembling a lizard.
2.
(countable, uncountable)(mythology) A creature much like a lizard that is resistant to and lives in fire (in which it is often depicted in heraldry), hence the elemental being of fire.
3.
(countable, uncountable)(cooking) A metal utensil with a flat head which is heated and put over a dish to brown the top.
The salamander, a fairly long metal utensil with a flat rounded head, was left in the fire until red hot and then used to brown the top of a dish without further cooking.
4.
(countable, uncountable)(cooking) A small broiler (North America) or grill (Britain) that heats the food from above, used in professional cookery primarily for browning.
The chef first put the steak under the salamander to sear the outside.
5.
(archaic, countable, uncountable)A pouched gopher (Geomys pinetis etc.)
6.
(UK, countable, obsolete, uncountable)A large poker.
7.
(uncountable)(metallurgy, uncountable) Solidified material in a furnace hearth.
Đồng nghĩa: Shadrach
8.
(countable, uncountable)(construction) A portable stove used to heat or dry buildings under construction.
9.
(UK, countable, obsolete, slang, uncountable)A fire-eater (performer who pretends to swallow fire).

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verb

V_es/s

salamanders

V_ing/Gerund

salamandering

V_ed/pp

salamandered

1.
(transitive)To use a salamander (cooking utensil) in a cooking process.

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Shadrach

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Nguồn gốc từ

From Middle English salamandre, from salamandre, from Latin salamandra, from Ancient Greek σαλαμάνδρα, of uncertain origin (per Beekes, likely); possibly of - origin, see سمندر for more information.